The Bar, Volume #4

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:48 am

CORN!

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:50 am

Nipple wrote:
Eric wrote: That's also a facebook image- the settings on the picture have to be set to "public" on facebook, flickr, and some other sites. I just checked by following the link & whoever uploaded it didn't set them that way.

What'd you say?

Nipple · Post by **Nipple** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:56 am

Bob wrote:
Nipple wrote:

What'd you say?

It'd probably be safer if no one could read what I write.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:35 pm

Just leaving this here...

Nipple · Post by **Nipple** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 1:49 pm

Whenever I hear "drink the Kool-aid", I was thinking it referred more to the Electric Kool-Aid.

Also: I got really excited about the concept of "Language Virus" and went a different direction. I was thinking more of a Snow Crashy kind of deal.

Sam: "Morning, Ralph."

Ralph: "ğ̠̼͇̪̬̗̝͗a͚͙͔̠̰̻̩̒͆̐ͩͪ͢r̠̬̭̀̐p̯͓̳̘͉̗͊̿͜h̶̠̣̝̮͋͊̑ͦ́̓""

Sam: "ğ̠̼͇̪̬̗̝͗a͚͙͔̠̰̻̩̒͆̐ͩͪ͢r̠̬̭̀̐p̯͓̳̘͉̗͊̿͜h̶̠̣̝̮͋͊̑ͦ́̓"

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:06 pm

"Snow Crash" changed my life, just fyi.

Happy Friday everyone, Happy Birthday too, gosh I am so paralyzed by family needs today that I have sat here in my sweatpants doing nothing all day.

I need to get out of this Bar before I start drinking.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:13 pm

MyDearFriend wrote:"Snow Crash" changed my life, just fyi.

Happy Friday everyone, Happy Birthday too, gosh I am so paralyzed by family needs today that I have sat here in my sweatpants doing nothing all day.

I need to get out of this Bar before I start drinking.

Have a sweat pants day. Have two or three. this is in the nature of putting on your own oxygen mask first. I am still recovering from a year of that compression and crisis.
Here, put your feet up, choose a movie, I'll bring you some snacks and put some cold beers down here where you can reach them easily.

Post by **trilobyte** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:37 pm

Snow Crash changed my life too - though indirectly. I haven't yet read it (it's on a long list I've been meaning to get to), but the book served as inspiration to a couple developers (and burners) who then built the Second Life virtual worldspace/metaverse. My gf and I spend a lot of time designing and building things in that space and have met and worked with some really wonderful people we connected with 'in there.'

I'll echo what Elorrum said - have a sweat pants day (or two or three). Enjoy the downtime when you can.

Happy birthdays to those celebrating!

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 5:28 pm

hahaha I got dressed...but did nothing...does that count?

drink!

Bin Noddin · Post by **Bin Noddin** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:01 pm

Cheers, Piney and all the rest of youz!
*clink*

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:42 pm

I thought Snow Crash was a over-hyped piece of tripe. I loved Cryptonomicron (no relation) and Anathem.

So, I'll have to give Snow Crash another read. It might have aged well, and might seem less annoying when you're not actually in the 80s.

But I don't think there's any excuse for the Baroque Cycle...

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:27 pm

Hey I am back in my sweats now, wiggling around to A+D's Bootie MashUp dance party and (((Elorrum))) you are the best friend ever! *smooch*

Trilo, Snow Crash is a quick read (compared to most of that guy's work) and sorry Fishy it still resonates with me as being really real in a way that other treatments of electronic worlds never match. Totally with you on the Baroque Cycle, though, sheesh... Anathem was awesome, I wish I could read that again for the first time.

Drinks up, y'all!

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:29 pm

MyDearFriend wrote:... and sorry Fishy it still resonates with me as being really real in a way that other treatments of electronic worlds never match.

Yeah, I did indicate that I was going to have to try again. So many people still say such good things about it, I know he writes like a sunovabich...

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 7:54 pm

theCryptofishist wrote:
MyDearFriend wrote:... and sorry Fishy it still resonates with me as being really real in a way that other treatments of electronic worlds never match.
Yeah, I did indicate that I was going to have to try again. So many people still say such good things about it, I know he writes like a sunovabich...

Not gonna guarantee it will be to your taste but I will put a copy in the mail to ya so at least you're not paying anything to find out.

*wonders which dusty bookshelf to check first*

ETA: Once I found my headlamp I put my hand right on it! And, since my post office is closed until Monday, I have time to read it again before I send it.

Nipple · Post by **Nipple** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 8:41 pm

It was one I really enjoyed passing on to my (then) 14 year old son.

Elorrum · Post by **Elorrum** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:01 pm

I think I just heard a door open. adventure, a new author. a hot cookie from the oven.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Fri Sep 21, 2012 10:09 pm

Slowly I turned... step by step... inch by inch...

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:39 am

Good morning! Let's have some coffee.

*starts ECM*

*slides under the NEB and hopes for cartoons*

Patsh · Post by **Patsh** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:46 am

MMmmmmm......

COFFEEEEEEEEEeeeee........

Thanks,MDF!
Just what I needed.

No time for the NEB this morning...
going up the river to test out my cleaned-and-rewaterproofed tent.

HAPPY WEEKEND, and ((((((HUGS)))))) to all!

Patsh · Post by **Patsh** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:49 am

(I notice that I lost more than half my posts in da Bar 3...

had been looking forward to 1000 soon!)

one step forward, two steps back...)

lucky420 · Post by **lucky420** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:59 am

Mornin all! Slightly cooler weather is on its way....YAY!

Off to the Buddy Walk (support of Down's syndrome) and then spending some time trying to organize the basement...ugh

Hope everyone has a delicious day.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:02 am

*wanders in*
aahhhhhhhhhh coffee........sweet black jump starting elixer of life........come to me, my sensuous dark maiden of cognizant rejuvination

*fills NEKKID with CCCP*

Hi, and thanks MDF!!!
How's things with the fam today? How did the visit go?

haha I made a "score" this week, but also bit off almost more than I could chew:

"they" are resurfacing the highway past my road, and, as they do that, they "grind" the pavement survace, and turn it into gravel again.......well, still with the asphault oils in it, but it's gravel size......and it make great driveway surfacing.
So:
I went to them and asked to get a few loads. They said "how much" I said, "it depends on cost"
They said' "it's free" !!
yay!!

so I said 8 loads should be great! (knowing each load is between 8 and 11 tons, according to them).

so they said to make a spot, that would be easy for the trucks, and they'd bring it..........so I jumped on my backhoe and made a level area and area for them to turn around.

and the trucks started rolling in......

I was busy doing other things, and by the time I got back to check on progress.........they had brought 20 loads!!

in once sense "great"...........but on the other hand, this material, since it still contains the asphalt oils, and it's warm out.......will re-harden after a periond of time........turning into a 100 ish ton block of blace popcorn ball!!!
Yikes!!
So I've been busily spreading it with my backhoe, one bucket at a time shuttling it all over, since it's still in the *gravelish and can flow and be spread stage".......but it's "setting up fast" and becoming harder to scoop out.........

"be careful what you wish for"!!!

*flops in ROS for cartoons*
*strokes TV*

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ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:06 am

Triken wrote:(I notice that I lost more than half my posts in da Bar 3...
had been looking forward to 1000 soon!)

one step forward, two steps back...)

Yeah, I lost like 7,000 posts when it vaporized.

HI Triken!
Hi 420!

have fun!!

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:11 am

220 yards of ashfault!!!

So how much of your place is now a parking lot?

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:37 am

Bwahahahahahaha, fiddlesticks, Yggy, be careful what you wish for indeed!

Thanks for the cartoon. Figjam I am wondering about the new parking lot, too.

Have fun camping, Triken, and good luck with that basement, Lucky!

*pours another cuppa*

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:41 am

wanders in swigging from my fancy hip flask. hi all

MyDearFriend · Post by **MyDearFriend** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:43 am

Good morning Grai or is it evening over there already?

What is in your flask and will you share?

illy dilly · Post by **illy dilly** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:50 am

Mmmmmmm! Coffee... cigarettes... and eplaya....
Gonna be a good Saturday

Good morning everyone!

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:51 am

FIGJAM wrote:220 yards of ashfault!!!

So how much of your place is now a parking lot?

it's about 90 yds........asphalt weighs about 2 tons per yard, and I got roughly 200 tons (average 9 tons per truck 20 trucks)

I was throwing rough figures out.....but yeah, that'll cover 9,000 sq.ft. 3" deep. no mowing or weed eating for me!! hahahaaaa

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 7:52 am

hi MDF its afternoon, and my flask is filled with jd honey and of course I will share. after all half the pleasure is in sharing, in everything. the other half is in sharing with friends

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